Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Brachyuromys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.